20040129002389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-110P1 · Pontiac, MI · January 29, 2004

Date: January 29, 2004 · 17:52 local
Place: Pontiac, MI
Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BUHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34A
Reported as: EMB EMB110P1
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A34
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,500 total2,200 in this make and model272 in the last 90 days

N34ARegistered now · Embraer EMB-110P1S/N 110.350 · Built 1981 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-110P1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft was dispatched from ptk at around 17:00 on 1/29/2004 to go to det and pick up a load of freight. The aircraft had been parked outside for about 3 weeks prior to the trip in frigid weather. The trip to det was uneventful, the aircraft was loaded with the freight and then departed det, bound for akron-canton oh. After departure from det, the pilot selected "gear up" and the gear would not come up. This was repeated 2 more times wit the same results. The pilot decided to divert back to ptk, selected "gear down" and landed at ptk. During rollout, both main gear slowly retracted until the aircraft came to rest on the flaps, nose gear, and tail.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED FROM PTK AT AROUND 17:00 ON 1/29/2004 TO GO TO DET AND PICK UP A LOAD OF FREIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE TRIP IN FRIGID WEATHER. THE TRIP TO DET WAS UNEVENTFUL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH THE FREIGHT AND THEN DEPARTED DET, BOUND FOR AKRON-CANTON OH. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM DET, THE PILOT SELECTED "GEAR UP" AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP. THIS WAS REPEATED 2 MORE TIMES WIT THE SAME RESULTS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT BACK TO PTK, SELECTED "GEAR DOWN" AND LANDED AT PTK. DURING ROLLOUT, BOTH MAIN GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE FLAPS, NOSE GEAR, AND TAIL.